[Matrix2791]

Originally Posted by New Englander

I doubt that this secession will go anywhere, however the question is: Would Fairfield take Black Rock back? It's definitely a great neighborhood of Bridgeport.

I would be curious to see how much of a population loss Bridgeport would sustain by this? New Haven or possibly Stamford would become the largest city.

[BPt111]

Anything west of Ellsworth street would consider be Fairfield

FAIRFIELD — Residents of Bridgeport’s Black Rock neighborhood are up in arms over tax increases from the city’s budget and some see a solution: Get out of Bridgeport and join Fairfield.

Black Rock includes two full census tracts with a population of 9,073 and 4,544 houses, as of the 2010 U.S. Census. The neighborhood also incoroporates part of a third tract that has a total population of 1,297 and 393 houses, as of 2010.
Rello is hoping to use the page to gauge interest and then create an official petition for the neighborhood to secede and join Fairfield. She also plans to use it to find attorneys, accountants or other experts to help advise on the process.
But town officials indicated adding a neighborhood to Fairfield would not be a simple - or perhaps likely - process.

Black Rock wants in - Connecticut Post

[AMSS]

Originally Posted by Raider111

Rowayton tried secession a couple of times years ago or be absorbed into Darien. Both towns laughed them off. Living in East Norwalk for 20+ years I never heard the Westport thing from anyone though.

Hopefully it stopped. I worked with a few people who, even if they were giving their address for a party or Christmas cards, they'd point out that the mail had to go through East Norwalk.

[BPt111]

Bridgeport population would be around be between 136,000-138,000 if Black Rock is gone.

[Raider111]

Originally Posted by BPt111

Anything west of Ellsworth street would consider be Fairfield

FAIRFIELD — Residents of Bridgeport’s Black Rock neighborhood are up in arms over tax increases from the city’s budget and some see a solution: Get out of Bridgeport and join Fairfield.

Black Rock includes two full census tracts with a population of 9,073 and 4,544 houses, as of the 2010 U.S. Census. The neighborhood also incoroporates part of a third tract that has a total population of 1,297 and 393 houses, as of 2010.
Rello is hoping to use the page to gauge interest and then create an official petition for the neighborhood to secede and join Fairfield. She also plans to use it to find attorneys, accountants or other experts to help advise on the process.
But town officials indicated adding a neighborhood to Fairfield would not be a simple - or perhaps likely - process.

Black Rock wants in - Connecticut Post

Tetreau says all the cliched and right things publicly, but behind the scenes is salivating over the additional prop tax revenue the move would bring.

[Raider111]

Originally Posted by AMSS

Hopefully it stopped. I worked with a few people who, even if they were giving their address for a party or Christmas cards, they'd point out that the mail had to go through East Norwalk.

I don't know what that means, what I meant was that I never anyone there try and say they were from Westport. On the contrary, I'd say they were more proud/provincial of being from EAST Norwalk.